The latest issue of TFG’s Trade Finance Talks, ‘Sailing into 2023: Navigating the new year’, is out now!
‘Permacrisis’ was crowned word of the year by the editors of the Collins English Dictionary at the end of 2022, defined as “an extended period of instability and insecurity”. It seems an appropriate term to describe the state of global trade, finance, and supply chains as we enter 2023.
There is no question that the turbulent global economy and the unending impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on China’s supply chain. The country’s economy is taking a hit with factories being forced to shut down, resulting in a significant disruption in international commerce.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Friday launched the national logistics portal–marine (NLP-M), a single-window platform aimed at bringing all trade stakeholders together and reducing the cost of… read more →
Tata Power, an integrated power company in India, has partnered with Contour, a digital trade finance network based out of Singapore, to make its financial management process more robust, transparent… read more →
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Egypt and India announced Thursday a “strategic partnership” to increase trade by billions of dollars and strengthen diplomatic ties, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concluded a visit to New Delhi.… read more →
Greek companies engaged in international activities will benefit from a new €200 million trade finance partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and HSBC Bank plc announced in Athens today,… read more →
Trade sanctions are among the many tactics resorted to by the international community in order to compel a state to comply with its human rights obligation.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal Private Limited (NSFTPL) signed a $131 million loan to upgrade the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal located in Navi Mumbai… read more →
